When corporations sense a threat, they often frame the free market as the optimal venue for Americans to enjoy individual autonomy, writes Burton St. John III.
Category: Commentary
‘The Cost of Sanity, in this Society, Is a Certain Level of Alienation’
We close ourselves off from a full sense of participation when we depart from the consensus worldview, writes Caitlin Johnstone. But in closing that door we open so many more.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Those Torture Drawings in the NYT
In 2002, John Kiriakou captured the Guantanamo prisoner who drew those sickening pictures. Abu Zubaydah has a constitutional right to face his accusers in court, or be released, Kiriakou says.
The Most Significant Afghanistan Papers Revelation Is How Difficult They Were to Make Public
Caitlin Johnstone is disturbed by how much time and money was required to make the U.S. government comply with its own transparency laws.
Replace ‘Conspiracy Theory’ with ‘Remember Iraq’
While watching “Official Secrets” Caitlin Johnstone kept thinking about the conspiracy behind the invasion of Iraq.
US & UK Military-Intelligence Apparatus Deploy Media Smears Against Corbyn
In the lead-up to Britain’s historic election on Thursday, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been hit with evidence-free Russiagate-style allegations, Ben Norton and Max Blumenthal report.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Trump’s Creaky Door to Peace in the Koreas
The question is, which side betrayed the once-promising prospect of denuclearization and an end of seven decades of flashpoint tension in Northeast Asia.
US Government Drops Case Against Max Blumenthal
The arrest is part of a wider pattern of political persecution of those who resisted the seizure of the Venezuelan embassy by a U.S.-backed coup administration, reports Ben Norton.
What We Can Learn from the Romans about Ignoring Climate Change
Even if history does not come packaged in moral lessons, it can deepen our sense of what it means to be human and how fragile our societies are, writes Kyle Harper.
Green Steel
The role of bamboo construction has never been more important as around 70 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions come from infrastructure construction and operations, says Charlotte King.